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Executive Women of the Palm Beaches founder Cynthia Allen Gracey dies

Cynthia Allen Gracey of Palm Beach died Monday, March 6. She was 63 years old.

She was born on June 5, 1953 in New York, N.Y., the daughter of John Allen and Isabel Allen Furlaud. She graduated from the University of Hawaii in 1975 with a degree in political science. She earned a law degree from Villanova University in 1980.

She practiced law in Palm Beach County for nearly seven years and founded the Executive Women of the Palm Beaches in 1984.

She is survived by two sons, Ian and Stuart Gracey; two sisters, Larkin Allen Steele and Mori Allen; a brother, John Allen; and her mother, Isabel Furlaud.

A funeral is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday at The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to The Cynthia Allen Gracey Honorary Scholarship Fund, Executive Women of the Palm Beaches, 2701 N. Australian Avenue, Suite 205, West Palm Beach, or at EWPB.org.

Quattlebaum Funeral, Cremation & Event Center handled arrangements.

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